Phipps, Wisconsin

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States
46°03′46″N 91°24′49″W / 46.06278°N 91.41361°W / 46.06278; -91.41361Country United StatesState WisconsinCountySawyerElevation
370 m (1,230 ft)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)715 & 534GNIS feature ID1571301[1]

Phipps is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lenroot, Sawyer County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

History

A post office called Phipps was in operation between 1883 and 1907.[2] The community was named for W. H. Phipps, a railroad official.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "Phipps, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Sawyer County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  3. ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 186.
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